Learn how to fill out your care.com TRUTHFULLY!

[Anonymous]

I have founds three families on care.com (in the past month and a half) and interviewed with each of them. The interview is great, the job seems great, they tell me that I am amazing and that I will hear from them soon. When they do contact me, they gush about how great I am but there's one little problem: they can only pay $x. "$x" is always significantly lower than what their profile says they pay and what my profile says I'll take.

Why waste not only my time but yours? You know what I want to make and somehow you think that you can convince me to take a huge pay cut by showering me with compliments? Be honest from the get-go people!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have founds three families on care.com (in the past month and a half) and interviewed with each of them. The interview is great, the job seems great, they tell me that I am amazing and that I will hear from them soon. When they do contact me, they gush about how great I am but there's one little problem: they can only pay $x. "$x" is always significantly lower than what their profile says they pay and what my profile says I'll take.

Why waste not only my time but yours? You know what I want to make and somehow you think that you can convince me to take a huge pay cut by showering me with compliments? Be honest from the get-go people!

Sorry for the frustration, OP. I agree that's terrible.

[Anonymous]

That's really obnoxious. Just out of curiosity, how big of a difference are we talking? No difference is acceptable, I'm just wondering how jerky they are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's really obnoxious. Just out of curiosity, how big of a difference are we talking? No difference is acceptable, I'm just wondering how jerky they are.

My profile says $20-$25/hr, theirs says $15-$20 and then they come back with a $12 offer.

[Anonymous]

I know that some parents are turned off by mentioning rates too soon, but I've had far too many people do this to me as well OP. Now I state my range in my initial contact, and again during the first phone interview. Its not the focus of conversation, and it isn't the first thing out of my mouth, BUT I will not have my time wasted by families trying to get something for nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's really obnoxious. Just out of curiosity, how big of a difference are we talking? No difference is acceptable, I'm just wondering how jerky they are.

My profile says $20-$25/hr, theirs says $15-$20 and then they come back with a $12 offer.

I've experienced this as well.

[Anonymous]

Np here. I interviewed with a family who wanted 60 hrs of care for 150 a week. These were very wealthy people they lived in a huge house, drove nice cars. They could afford my rate of 15 per hr. Yet they wanted to pay less then 3 dollars an hr. I mentioned to them that nannies are entitled to at least minimum wage and also over time after 40 hrs. The mb said yes of course... What ? Why are you only offering 150 a week?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have founds three families on care.com (in the past month and a half) and interviewed with each of them. The interview is great, the job seems great, they tell me that I am amazing and that I will hear from them soon. When they do contact me, they gush about how great I am but there's one little problem: they can only pay $x. "$x" is always significantly lower than what their profile says they pay and what my profile says I'll take.

Why waste not only my time but yours? You know what I want to make and somehow you think that you can convince me to take a huge pay cut by showering me with compliments? Be honest from the get-go people!

Oh no, you're back again with your rant of the day IN CAPS!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have founds three families on care.com (in the past month and a half) and interviewed with each of them. The interview is great, the job seems great, they tell me that I am amazing and that I will hear from them soon. When they do contact me, they gush about how great I am but there's one little problem: they can only pay $x. "$x" is always significantly lower than what their profile says they pay and what my profile says I'll take.

Why waste not only my time but yours? You know what I want to make and somehow you think that you can convince me to take a huge pay cut by showering me with compliments? Be honest from the get-go people!

Oh no, you're back again with your rant of the day IN CAPS!

Huh?

[Anonymous]

I don't care what a family says...Rate should be discussed in the initial phone conversation. Probably tacky to bring it up first + foremost, but it should most definitely be discussed prior to meeting in person.

Why waste both the nanny and the family's valuable time by meeting when both sides may be on complete opposite sides of the salary spectrum? Mostly for us nannies who are the ones driving across town, etc.

I hate it when families tell me, we will discuss pay during the interview. I directly let them know that I need to know prior to meeting in person because it is necessary in my job search.

[Anonymous]

They also waste your time saying they need full time, when it comes down to it they only need a couple hours a day for 3 days. Most times it's not even part time! I also get it about the pay, one wanted to share then all of a sudden they wanted to hire a nanny who can bring her baby so they could pay her less.